Wayne Gretzky, 2006
Born: January 26, 1961 Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Height: 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position: Centre
Shot: Left
Played for: Indianapolis Racers,Edmonton Oilers,Los Angeles Kings,St. Louis Blues,New York Rangers,

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Did you know that Wayne Gretzky was the youngest person ever to get drafted into the WHA or the NHL

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Wayne Douglas Gretzky was born January 26, 1961 is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. He was nicknamed “The Great One”, he is leading the league in goals(894), assists(1,963), and points(2,857). He has more assists than any other player has TOTAL POINTS.

His Early Life

Wayne Gretzky was born on January 26, 1961, Brought up in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, Gretzky work on his abilities on his backyard rink, his dad taught him, his brothers Keith, Brent, Glen. They did many drills to sharpen their skills. The team Wayne first played for when he was six, was a team for ten year old. Even though Wayne was 4 years younger, his coach said he handled the puck better than some of the 10 year olds.

WHA

Wayne Gretzky Got Drafted to the WHA instead of the NHL because the NHL had rules about what age you had to be to play but the WHA didn’t have these rules.So at the age of 17 Wayne Gretzky signed with the Indianapolis Racers. He only ended up playing 8 games for the Racers because he cost too much. The Racers told Gretzky he would be moved either to the Edmonton Oilers or the Winnipeg Jets. He ended up signing with the Oilers.

NHL-Edmonton Oilers (1979–1988)

In 1979 the WHA folded and the Edmonton Oilers along with three other teams joined the NHL. The teams coming from the WHA were allowed to keep 2 skaters and 2 goalies, the Oilers chose to protect Gretzky. During his first season in the NHL he won the Hart Memorial Trophy awarded to the Most Valuable Player of the entire league. He scored 137 points (tied for first overall) that year and the next year scored 164 points. Gretzky went on to set the record for the most amount of points in a season, he scored 215 points. He also won 8 consecutive Hart Memorial Trophies. Gretzky won 4 Stanley Cups with the Oilers.